Estimates are 38,000 for 2019 in vehicle related deaths, this does not include all the others who suffered injuries at any scale. However the virus won't reduce

Estimates are 38,000 for 2019 in vehicle related deaths, this does not include all the others who suffered injuries at any scale. However the virus won't reduce this by the number it is likely to take, I am sure someone could work it out epidemics should be measured against the death rate from all causes across a year. However immediate numbers are much more newsworthy and allow political interest to drive whatever message they want from them. so if you want to find a silver lining there are always ways to mince numbers. to be honest looking for a silver lining is much more productive than the panic, doom, and gloom, efforts